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Is there a difference between (-1)^2 vs. -1^2 ?

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well one would really come out as a positive(+) number and the other would come out as a negative(-) number

(-1)^(2) = 1 and
-1^(2) = -1
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The (-1)^2 means the your multiplying the understood one (-1^1)2 so it's actually like that and then -1^2 is -1*-1
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